This is the running list of Narconon Fake Referral sites & NN FSMs in disguise thread for the benefit of readers who might not know what is going on.

It might appear a bit messy but it's a copy/paste and I will do what I can to straighten it out and add to it as I go along. Please don't hesitate to list sites you know or suspect might be a fake referral site. We'll do what we can to investigate

"There has been virtually no research on the treatment of persons dependent on prescription opioids, in spite of the major increase in prescription opioid abuse and in the numbers of persons entering treatment for addiction to prescription opioids," said Roger D. Weiss, MD, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and chief of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts.

The study, which is the largest treatment study ever conducted for prescription opioid dependence (POD), sought to answer several questions regarding the optimal length of pharmacotherapy, the value of intense counseling, and the role of chronic pain.

Specifically, the study asked whether adding individual drug counseling to buprenorphine-naloxone (a semisynthetic opioid and a partial agonist) plus standard medical management improves outcomes, what duration of buprenorphine is best for these patients, and whether presence or absence of current chronic pain influences outcomes.

"The trial was designed to help the physician manage patients who are dependent on opioids and want off the drugs but refuse treatment in a drug abuse treatment program," Dr. Weiss said.

The study enrolled 653 persons with POD and offered them standard medical management, which included buprenorphine (usually 12 - 16 mg maximum, adjusted for addiction, not pain), an initial 1-hour visit, and weekly 20-minute sessions with a physician who counseled the patients and monitored for drug adverse effects. Half the group remained in this standard medical management (SMM) group and half received enhanced medical management (EMM), which included twice-weekly 60-minute individualized drug counseling focusing on interpersonal issues, coping with triggers and high-risk situations, homework, and so forth.

Under a somewhat complicated schema, patients were evaluated after periods of individualized buprenorphine tapering and maintenance and were assessed for abstinence from opioids at various times.

Study Population

All patients had a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, diagnosis of opioid dependence and had used opioids for at least 20 of the last 30 days. Other substance abuse disorders were allowed, with the exception of active heroin use or history of injecting heroin. All patients expressed an interest in stopping opioids.

The population was made up of 60% men, was 91% white, had a mean age of 33 years, was likely to be cigarette smokers (71%), and had been using opioids for an average of 4.5 years. Most patients had received some college education and were employed full-time. There were no significant differences at baseline between the SMM and EMM groups.

A number of patients reported current chronic pain (42%), and some were taking opioids for this condition. Although current polypharmacy was uncommon, many patients reported a lifetime history of heroin use (23%), alcohol abuse (60%) or dependence (27%), cannabis abuse (47%) or dependence (15%), and cocaine abuse (32%) or dependence (18%). Stimulant and sedative use were less common.

"For most subjects, this was the first treatment for opioid dependence," said Dr. Weiss.

Treatment and Maintenance

Treatment success was defined as 4 or fewer days of opioid use per month, no positive urine screens for opioids for 2 consecutive weeks, no other formal substance abuse treatment, and no injection of opioids.

Phase 1 included 1 month of tapering and 2 months of stabilization. At the end of this time, few patients were successfully treated, and enhanced management did not influence the results, Dr. Weiss reported.

In the SMM group, only 7% met the criteria for success, as did just 6% of the EMM group (P = .45). "Nearly all patients relapsed after a 4-week taper," Dr. Weiss said.

Patients who relapsed were asked to enter phase 2, at which time 360 patients were again randomly assigned to SMM or EMM and received 3 months of buprenorphine stabilization, then had treatment tapered for 1 month, with a 2-month follow-up.

At the end of the stabilization (at week 12), substantial improvement was noted for 52% of the EMM group and 47% of the SMM group, though again there was no additional benefit to enhanced management (P = .3). Substantial improvement was defined as abstinence for 3 or more of the final 4 weeks of buprenorphine stabilization (urine-confirmed self-report).

However, by the end of the stabilization period, many patients had relapsed again, Dr. Weiss reported.

"We went from an average success rate of 49% to 26% at week 16,"he said. At week 24 (8 weeks posttaper), only 9% of patients remained successfully treated.

"At the end of the study, we were back into phase 1 territory," he said. "Seven of 8 patients doing well on buprenorphine maintenance had relapsed."

Predictors of Outcome

The only predictor outcome was ever-use of heroin. At week 12, improvement was noted for 37% of those reporting lifetime heroin use compared with 54% of those without such a history (P = .003); at week 24, this was 5% and 10%, respectively (P = .13). "Having dabbled in heroin was a bad prognostic sign," Dr. Weiss observed.

The presence of chronic pain did not influence outcomes. Patients with chronic pain were equally likely to enter phase 2 (indicating early treatment failure) and were equally likely to be substantially improved at week 12 of phase 2 (53% vs 47% for those without chronic pain).

Chronic pain tended to be lumbar/sacral (65%) and classified as only moderate (median 4.4 on 10-point scale) but was of long duration, as more than half the patients had suffered from it for at least 4 years, he said.

"Interestingly, we found that in many cases the patient's pain got better," he added. More than half the subjects reported at least a moderate reduction of pain from baseline (â‰¥30%), and one third had a substantial improvement (â‰¥50%).

Nevertheless, Dr. Weiss said one cannot assume that buprenorphine itself improved the pain, as there was no control group, "but it is an intriguing possibility," he commented.

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, associate professor of anesthesia and chief of the Division of Pain Management at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, who delivered an overview of the treatment of pain in patients with addiction at the session, commented on the current study for Medscape Psychiatry.

He was particularly interested in the finding that persons with a history of heroin use had worse outcomes. "Could it be that prior exposure to heroin fundamentally alters the neurobiology in this group such that they need higher doses of buprenorphine to prevent relapse?" he asked.

Dr. Mackey maintained that the study is important because it asked a clinically relevant question: "Does putting people on a short period of buprenorphine maintenance combined with counseling lead to reductions in relapse? It's a great idea, and a wonderful hypothesis, because if it does work then this would be a huge win. We would not have to use extended maintenance. Unfortunately, it did not work, but the study needed to be done."

He further noted that the standard management group was likely getting better care in this study than is delivered in usual practice, which may have diluted potential differences.

Dr. Weiss has reported receiving research support from Eli Lilly. Dr. Mackey has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

Erica seems to be the main impetus to all this fakle referral site stuff. She ran many of her sites independently for several years after leaving Narconon Arrowhead staff) and still owns them as far as I know even though she is staff at Narconon Eastern United States in Clearwater. She is probably now flowing victims from her sites to Narconons on the East Coast instead of Arrowhead in OKLA. She was Director of Promotion for Narconon Eastern United States ands has recently been promoted to Deputy Exec Director for Expansion of Narconon. Some of her sites are Michigan related, as she feeds people to Narconon Freedom Center there, since joining staff at NN EUS. Her area would cover NNs in MA, FL, MI, GA TX, LA, MS, CT and any other that might exist in the eastern area of USA. More info:

The below domain info was accumulated in the past ( may now be changed to privacy settings with Proxy), some of which are shown when she and her husband ran Southern Healthcare in GA (now closed). I will need to review each to get updated info, but here is where she began and it is almost certain she is still running thes sites with her husband.

The previous information has been obtained either directly from the registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than Network Solutions. Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

Lucas A Catton, CCDC is the founder of Addiction Recovery Consultants and the creator of The New Face of Recovery TM movement. He is a published author and his articles about addiction and substance abuse policy have appeared in hundreds of print and online publications throughout the country. His organization currently helps hundreds of people each month find drug rehabilitation solutions through http://www.drug-alcohol-rehabs.orgArticle Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lucas_Catton

Erica Catton current Linked in:Erica CattonDED Expansion at Narconon East U.S.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area Contact Erica Catton Add Erica Catton to your network .Current•DED Expansion at Narconon East U.S. Past•Deputy Executive Director for Expansion at Narconon East U.S. •Internet Sales & Optimization at Southern Healthcare Resources •Executive at Narconon Arrowhead see less...Education•Pennsylvania College of Technology Recommendations 1 recommendation Connections 29 connections IndustryHealth, Wellness and Fitness Websites•Company Website http://www.narcononeastus.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Erica Catton’s SummaryI have worked in the addiction treatment field for over 8 years. I was an Executive at Narconon Arrowhead for 5 years and have created my own field group with my husband to send people to Narconon programs and to train others to do the same. My purpose was to help people get into successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs that are drug free and to get other's started who are on the same purpose line and helping anyone that wanted to have their own web-site(s).

I now work for Narconon East U.S. as the Deputy Executive Director for Expansion. We currently have 7 Narconon centers in the east with plans to expand this year and into the future.

We help get people into drug free drug rehab programs. We build web-sites for people in the addiction field who want to get others into drug free drug rehab programs. We also build other types of web-sites.

Executive Narconon Arrowhead(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

January 2002 — January 2007 (5 years 1 month)

The largest private, inpatient drug rehabilitation program in the country that achieves an over 70% success rate.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Erica Catton’s EducationPennsylvania College of Technology Associate , Mass Communication , 1998 — 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Additional InformationErica Catton’s Websites:Company Website http://www.narcononeastus.org/Erica Catton’s Interests:Internet work, networking, Narconon, helping people who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and their families. Helping those get started who want to get people into drug free drug treatment programs. I am also a Scientologist and have been getting trained in and using this technology for more than 7 years.

Erica Catton’s Groups:Scientology, Citizen's Commission for Human Rights (CCHR), Narconon International, Narconon Arrowhead and all other Narconon centers in the U.S.

Narconon Alumni Erica Catton’s Honors:I have received many commendations as an Executive at Narconon Arrowhead over the years. I am a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDC). http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/185/3b2

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area Contact Directly Get introduced through a connection My Company My Company My Company Current Internet Sales & Optimization at Southern Healthcare Resources Past Executive at Narconon Arrowhead Education Pennsylvania College of Technology Connections 12 connections Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness Websites My Company My Company My Company --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Erica Catton’s SummaryI have worked in the addiction treatment field for over 6 years. I was an Executive at Narconon Arrowhead for 5 years and have created my own field group with my husband to send people to Narconon programs and to train others to do the same. My purpose is to help people get into successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs that are drug free and to get other's started who are on the same purpose line. I am also interested in helping anyone who is on purpose that wants to have their own web-site(s).

We help get people into drug free drug rehab programs. We build web-sites for people in the addiction field who want to get others into drug free drug rehab programs. We also build other types of web-sites.

Executive Narconon Arrowhead(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

January 2002 — January 2007 (5 years 1 month)

The largest private, inpatient drug rehabilitation program in the country that achieves an over 70% success rate.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Erica Catton’s EducationPennsylvania College of Technology Associate, Mass Communication, 1998 — 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Additional InformationErica Catton’s Websites:My Company http://www.southernhealthcareresources.com/My Company http://www.prescription-drug-addiction.org/My Company http://www.floridadrugrehabs.org/Erica Catton’s Interests:Internet work, networking, Narconon, helping people who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and their families. Helping those get started who want to get people into drug free drug treatment programs. I am also a Scientologist and have been getting trained in and using this technology for more than 7 years.

Erica Catton’s Honors:I have recieved many commendations as an Executive at Narconon Arrowhead over the years. I am a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDC). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Erica Catton’s Contact SettingsInterested In:job inquiries expertise requests business deals reference requests getting back in touch http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/185/3b2

Employee AssistanceProviding and locating services when the need arises for employeesA vital part of maintaining a drug-free workplace is having an Employee Assistance Program, or at least a list of area resources if a worker needs help with drug or alcohol counseling and rehabilitation.

Southern Health Care Resources can provide this service for your workers as part of our overall package. The service includes a local and a toll-free phone number to call for help, a website if they prefer online assistance via e-mail, and we also provide a specialized listing of the closest outpatient centers that can help. Our trained professionals can also help locate effective inpatient facilities both in the state and around the country to fit their needs after an initial assessment. http://www.southernhealthcareresources.com/employee-assistance.html

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I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

This site makes it look like you are going to a third party that will help you find what best drug rehab option is out there for you or your loved one. Nope. Narconon referral site.

How can you be sooooo stoooooopid NN GA? Really?

drugrehabhelp.net expires in 2013. Like Narconon of Georgia.

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I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

Matthew Hines also used many different spellings as a registered agent for corporations, including Narconon of Georgia.

Shenanigans

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I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

"George" called this phone number 1-866-597-9931 from that website and spoke to a woman who put him right through to "Mike" ( the infamous Narconon reg Mike DePalma ) who actually states that he works for Narconon Fresh Start but refers to other places, too. He then tries selling Narconon at facilities Fresh Start owns ( CA, CO, TX, NV) but "George" is from Oklahoma and Radio Paul tells us "George" mentions that he sees that there is a Narconon in OK but "Mike" says it's better to have "George's" brother Jim go out of state. Fact is, Narconon Fresh Start didn't want to send him to a facility they don't own.

I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

The fact that he even mentioned Narconon Fresh start right off hand is somewhat surprising, but then again, "George" told the girl receptionist that his family had money. It probably would have been a completely different conversation if he said otherwise. It's all about the GI (Gross Income)$$$.

You're right about him only mentioning the Narconon Fresh Start facilities and leaving out Arrowhead in Oklahoma - or the other centers' locations. I could tell that was one of Larry Trahant's websites the second I looked at it. There are hundreds of them.

The fact that he even mentioned Narconon Fresh start right off hand is somewhat surprising, but then again, "George" told the girl receptionist that his family had money. It probably would have been a completely different conversation if he said otherwise. It's all about the GI (Gross Income)$$$.

You're right about him only mentioning the Narconon Fresh Start facilities and leaving out Arrowhead in Oklahoma - or the other centers' locations. I could tell that was one of Larry Trahant's websites the second I looked at it. There are hundreds of them.

I know what you mean! Yes, having a caller on line with money probably tripped Mike DePalma up on that, lol.

Funny how Mike got on the line in like 2 seconds, not enough time to have chatted with the woman who "George" spoke to, yet he knew how many years "Jim" was using. He was listening in the whole time, of course.

What surprised me the most was how surprisingly stupid he sounded explaining the program, like he either didn't want to bother. If I didn't know him better, it would sound like he just didn't know how to answer the question well. Hope we get to hear the whole tape.

By the way, an unnamed birdie told me it was you who originally mentioned that Larry Trahant was running a company called Intervention Specialists. Thanks for helping start the ball rolling on checking out that fake referral site

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I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

By the way, an unnamed birdie told me it was you who originally mentioned that Larry Trahant was running a company called Intervention Specialists. Thanks for helping start the ball rolling on checking out that fake referral site

Me? Well if I did then glad I could help, but I wish I could take credit! I wonder where I heard it from...

By the way, an unnamed birdie told me it was you who originally mentioned that Larry Trahant was running a company called Intervention Specialists. Thanks for helping start the ball rolling on checking out that fake referral site

Me? Well if I did then glad I could help, but I wish I could take credit! I wonder where I heard it from...

That's what I was told but perhaps I misunderstood.... oh well.

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I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.

The cloaking can fool people looking for rehab and some of it seems set to prime a searcher for rejecting other forms of rehab in favor of the NN styled scam. The cloaking is not effective if you have been hanging around tipping point and getting some education....

Just looking at the site map: http://www.drugrehabs.info/sitemap/There are blog categories for communication skills, life skills, getting your freedom back and happiness. The descriptions are very telling. Also, in the descriptions of what to avoid, they discourage any treatment that uses a disease model for addiction.

I also like to right click on the pictures of the people next to the testimonials to see where else these pics show up....stock photos and other websites advertising other stuff....lol!

So www . drugrehabs . info (breaking up the link) is a referral site for narconon riverbend. I will be sure to write a ripoff report, complaint to the louisiana AG, etc....

It is definitely a site owned by Narconon Riverbend in Louisiana. It used to be Larry Trahant's site from NN So Cal/Fresh Start. He is from Louisiana originally and then gave it to them. They paid Dan Manson at NN Vista Bay 40K to rebuild it and drugabusesolution . com for them as well. Dan has done side jobs for extra Bridge money (i.e. to give to the church) as has Derry Hallmark at Arrowhead, and others. Derry made an extra 100K building and selling sites to FSMs while he was a staff member.